This article outlines the challenges of identification and management of tissue hypoperfusion as a consequence of haemorrhagic shock in civilian polytrauma cases. It also describes damage resuscitation, but does not cover specific trauma cases such as pregnancy, burns, head injuries, children and elderly trauma.
Department of General Surgery, Morriston Hospital, Swansea SA6 6NL. jakub.kaczynski@hotmail.co.uk
Brit J Hosp Med. 2013 Feb 1;74(2):81-4.
AbstractThis article outlines the challenges of identification and management of tissue hypoperfusion as a consequence of haemorrhagic shock in civilian polytrauma cases. It also describes damage resuscitation, but does not cover specific trauma cases such as pregnancy, burns, head injuries, children and elderly trauma.